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The Devastating Effects of a Weak UX Research and User Testing Process
April 5, 2014
Stumble Upon Social Media Traffic via Mashable
Once upon a time in a galaxy far far away, StumbleUpon was awesome, it actually drove more traffic than Facebook. Then their UX process failed somewhere. The graph above was featured from a study carried out in the first three weeks of August 2011. It showed StumbleUpon drove more than 50% of social media referral traffic, while Facebook had almost 39% and Youtube, Twitter, Reddit and others had less than 4% each. Driving more traffic than Facebook? Nobody could argue against its throne of awesomeness. (more…)
Corporate Warrior Steve Yegge: A Rant on Google & Amazon IT Management
July 24, 2012
Originally meant as an internal rant, it was accidentally made public on Google Plus and went insanely viral. It is a long read, but well worth the time if you’re interested in IT architecture and management.
Stevey’s Google Platforms Rant
I was at Amazon for about six and a half years, and now I’ve been at Google for that long. One thing that struck me immediately about the two companies — an impression that has been reinforced almost daily — is that Amazon does everything wrong, and Google does everything right. Sure, it’s a sweeping generalization, but a surprisingly accurate one. It’s pretty crazy. There are probably a hundred or even two hundred different ways you can compare the two companies, and Google is superior in all but three of them, if I recall correctly. I actually did a spreadsheet at one point but Legal wouldn’t let me show it to anyone, even though recruiting loved it. (more…)
A Cartoon Introduction to Mental Model Diagrams
July 18, 2012
One of the most important aspects of UX and product management is to be aware of and keep up with your users’ mental models. I found this interesting cartoon introduction to Mental Model Diagrams on Smashing Magazine.
Mental Model Diagrams by Indi Young & Brad Colbow via Smashing Magazine
